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Why oh Why can’t we have someone like THIS for president instead of the idiot lunatic currently in the White House?

I'd love to think enablers of the current US regime would understand the utter folly of its policies (to dignify them with a label they don't deserve), but I think that's unlikely. If they are religious fanatics, they will martyr themselves to sustain the usurpation of human rights so that their ideologies can remain in place. If they are self-serving oligarchs, they don't care; they've got plenty of money and are poised to make a lot more. If they are clueless, no amount of reason will reach them. The rest of us stand with Canada.

We are SO SORRY, Canada! \nThere are MILLIONS of American’s who feel the same… “Make it make sense?!” Thank you Canada for years of wonderful relations. This is what the people want to continue. Thank you PM Trudeau, for speaking the truth and speaking directly to us and our current, unfortunate leadership with facts and decorum. We applaud you standing your ground. Stay strong against our bullying government. It’s a sad, sad time. ❤️‍?

This guy does not represent us. He is on the way out and is currently holding the country hostage by proroguing parliament.

This is how a leader speaks!\nHalf of us did not vote for our current moron!!

Canadian here- I hate Trudeau just as much as most Canadians, and as it seems most Republican Americans do as well. But I fully stand behind him at this hour. He might have shit the bed for most Canadians during his time as PM, but when it mattered he has stood up for Canada. Review the facts and educate yourself on the current situation between CAN and the US. I will be the first to admit, Canada has not done enough in terms of its own security and military, but these failures should not be the decay in our friendship as nations. The US DOES NOT subsidize Canada, it DOES NOT give money to Canada. In simple terms- the larger country, with the largest economy in the world (USA) buys more from its Northern brother, which produces vast amounts of natural resources which the larger southern country requires. As for the booing seen at most recent sports events in Canada, that is directed at the President, not the average American. I myself would never boo a national anthem, an anthem that millions have sacrificed to protect and defend. But I understand the pain and anger that is coming from my country. We have always been allies, friends, and to most even family. I do hope that in the future our relationship can heal and move forward but the current actions being taken by the American admistration are horrendus and upsetting to most of the world outside of the US. I wish us all the best in the future, be nice to one another, and always remember that the US and Canada have fought, spilled blood, and died alongside one another in the fight for democracy and freedom around the world.

Sir, we all would rather be in Canada than America currently. The buffoons in charge were not chosen by like minded folks like you❤

American here, did not vote for this, did not want this, very angry at what the current US administration is doing.

A thought experiment:\nImagine that the Canadian government was given a magic technology that could build five million new homes overnight and assign them by lottery to people who didn't currently own a home.\nWould the government push the button to build the homes and give them to people who needed a home?\nNope. It would not.\nWhy?\nBecause the price of existing houses and apartments in Canada would drop by at least 50% overnight. And in our new, insane, everything-is-financialized, asset-prices-are-the-most-important-thing world, that would be deemed unacceptable.\nJust chew on that for a moment: we have a society, an economy, a governing and property owning class, that would prefer to forego the incredible quality of life increases for the population of magicking 5 million homes into existence, than to lose the valuations of a resource that is so scarce that demand grossly outstrips supply.\nWe live in a world of utter madness.

As for “America’s presumptive 51st State” in the intro, as a Canadian, please don’t normalise talking about us as the 51st State, even in jest. We are a sovereign nation, and after seeing the utter disrespect with which Trump and Vance treated President Zelenskyy recently, we have to keep our elbows up ! Otherwise, solid economic analysis of the current situation here in Canada. Merci !

My problem with the doom and gloom is people love to blame all our problem on the current PM and “wokeness”. I am not saying JT and the Liberals don’t deserve any criticism they do but all the time it’s for all the wrong reasons. Public Housing is a provincial issue, Healthcare is a provincial issue zoning is a municipal issue. However all of these issues are made worse by lack of public housing funding (looking at you Doug Ford) and nimbyism at the municipal level (looking at you Rob Ford and almost every mayor large Canadian cites have had). My parents hate JT now because property prices came down slightly but they loved him during Covid when prices went through the roof. When the liberals implemented the mortgage stress test they hated him and voted conservative in 2019 because Andrew Scheer went on the news and said he will get rid of it. When the liberals got rid of the stress test on first time homebuyers they loved the liberals again. They are property developers so they don’t mind paving over the Agricultural land reserve but god forbid a fourplex is built in our neighborhood. However I am not too cynical I have seen progress by the current government AFTER THEY WHERE -20pts in the polls. Now I just hope the Tories don’t get rid of the Housing accelerator fund and other funds that will make a impact in 10 years.

As a home owner (with a mortgage) and nearing retirement, my first reaction is that I want housing prices to remain high so I can get the most from my house when I downsize. \nHowever, my house sale is so I can downsize into a home that I can buy outright with the money I get from selling my bigger current house. If my house value goes down, I would be OK as long as the price that I would pay from a smaller home also goes down. I want to live in a home that would have no mortgage. I will only get the minimum income in retirement so I need to be in a home without a mortgage payment, if at all possible.

Housing affordability is an issue in Canada, and many, many Western countries. The paradox is: for homes to be more affordable, homeowners would have to, or be forced to, sell at a lower price than today's price. Why should current homeowners give up the equity in their homes so that someone else can afford it?

You said there's no reason that people would pick Canada over the US but given the current political and sociological climate in the United States that's not true anymore.\n\nPeople want access to healthcare, paid parental leave, a social fabric that isn't toxic, access to women's healthcare, lack of gun violence, consumer protections etc.\n\nJust like many Europeans won't leave Europe for the US, many Canadians won't either, especially now.

Funny, the dowturn started when Tredeau and the liberals came in to power. I know correlation is not causation but there are various data points that confirm that they were resposible for the majority of our current problems.

If Canada uses it's wisdom to choose a leader with an aptitude for economics, and behaves with the collectivistic humility we are known for, perhaps we will weather this storm and come out stronger on the other side. When making decisions from fear or anger, Canadians become individualistic and do our entire nation a major disservice by destroying any chance of using this crisis to propel our way out of the pit we are currently in. We need to avoid pointing fingers because for decades cowardly and self-serving decision-making have led us here. Never forget that the new immigrant delivering your food isn't your enemy - the con artist/felon trying to steal our resources and autonomy is.

As an Australian who was born, raised, and has returned to VicDanistan... It's been a humiliating few years.\n\nBut when that same man's story has the added context of the fact that I happen to be here as a result of the path my (late) father took, coming here from Thunder Bay Ontario... The region our family had been in since the 17th century... and ironically live in Canadian, Victoria (so named due to the unknown Canadian killed in the Eureka Stockade).\n\nWhen I consider all that, it often feels as though the simulation is just trying to make jokes. \n\nBut I can assure you, it's not a life story that's easy to get behind, or laugh at. The maple leaf or even the southern cross are no star spangled banner, not in this current year, that's for sure.

Canada is soooooo irresponsible \nOur current leaders are destroying our lives to stuff their egos and pockets

Live laugh loving the current situation here in Canada ?

People who are smart will not send kids for education. Canadians are fed up with the current inflation and tax burden. So sending your kids will only add up additional liability to the system as job market is shrink from last few years. \nWhy will you send kids for eduction where jobs are not available and living cost is too high. If you have money to ware then story is different.

People who are smart will not send kids for education. Canadians are fed up with the current inflation and tax burden. So sending your kids will only add up additional liability to the system as job market is shrink from last few years. \nWhy will you send kids for eduction where jobs are not available and living cost is too high. If you have money to ware then story is different.

Hello ma, I started my application fews weeks and I wish to ask you a question ma, please can you tell me how much do I need to own as proof of funds?\n\nThere is a question they asked me: in which current country or territory of residence are you applying from? What should be my response, I'm currently in the UK and applying as a Nigerian. Should I put Nigeria or the country in currently in? \n\nPlease, I need your advice ma?

Happened back on March 21,22 2024 article look it up it’s not current

I understand the immigration problem Canada is currently facing but man this is no way to treat any human being, a Russian, Italian, American, Nigerian, Mexican, etc. no one deserves that kind of disrespect. Big props to him for keeping his cool and not letting it ruin his night.

? thank god \nI’d say ban Indian immigrants for like 10 years to dilute the current trash that is here already \nThe most annoying diaspora ever ?

COMPLETE BULLSHIT. Trump is sending busloads of illegal immigrants from NYC and dropping them off at the Canadian border because that's cheaper than legally deporting them. This clown has them going the wrong way. They are counting the illegal immigrants Canada caught and is sending back to NYC by bus. MAGA idiots trying to make Trump the Frump look good.\nWhat these American geniuses should be looking at is:\nD. J. Trump has been a valuable asset to the Russian services for 40 years?\n\nAccording to former Soviet agent Yuri Shewrew, who moved to the U.S. in 1993 and obtained U.S. citizenship, Donald Trump was classified by the KGB as valuable services for forty years. Szłowie, former KGB Major, is currently one of the most important sources in Craig Unger’s book. “The American Comsar.” In addition to this thread, the book examines the president’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, a U.S. financier, who died in 2019.\n\nUnger claims that Trump first interested the Russians in 1977 when he married his first wife, Ivana Zelnickova, a Czech model. At that time, he became the target of a spy operation supervised by Czechoslovak intelligence in cooperation with the KGB. Three years later, when Trump opened his first major Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City, he bought 200 TVs from Siemon Kislin, a Soviet immigrant who co-owner of the electronic company Joy-People at Fifth Avenue. According to Szedema, Joy-People was controlled by the KGB, and Kislin worked as her agent and selected Trump, a young, growing businessman, as a potentially valuable intelligence.\n\nWhen in 1987. Trump and his wife visited Moscow and Leningrad for the first time, the future president held many business meetings, including KGB officers. According to the Sędzim, Russian officials who perfectly identified the narcissism of the interlocutor and his psychological and intellectual weaknesses led a real “offensive of charm”, flattered him and emphasized that his personality made a huge impression on them. They suggested that such a man should deal with politics, that only people like him can change the world. According to Szbla and Unger, Trump was the perfect target for recruitment in many ways, especially because of vanity and narcissism.\n\nTrump almost immediately “entered” a new role, i.e. “joyfully parroted anti-Western propaganda.” Shortly after his return to the United States, he began his efforts among the Republicans to nominate for his candidacy for president, and even organized an election rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. On September 1, 1987, he published a full-page ad-icing in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Boston Globe, in which, among other things, he accused the Alliance of the U.S. and expressing his skeleticism to the U. According to Trump, America should stop paying to defend countries that can defend themselves. Such actions caused real euphoria in the USSR. Trump has already made the same the same theses as president.\n\nTrump's victory in the 2016 election. The Russians accepted with satisfaction. Special investigator Robert Mueller did not detect a conspiracy between members of the Trump staff and the Russians, but revealed at least 272 contacts and 38 meetings with people linked to Russia. The storm told The Guardian that he was disappointed with the investigation because there were no counterintelligence aspects of Trump’s relations with Moscow. According to Unger, Trump was definitely an asset to the Russian services, and his book “will start where Mueller ended.”\n\nSource: The Guardian of 29.01.2021.\n\nMelanija Knavs [now Melania Trump] was born in Novo Mesto, Yugoslavia, now part of present-day Slovenia, on April 26, 1970. Her father Viktor Knavs first worked as a chauffeur, and he eventually sold car parts for a state-owned vehicle manufacturer as he made connections with the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the national communist party.\n\nWhy do you think Trump is so anti-Ukraine? Putin also has sex tapes showing Trump with adolescent girls in Russia, and Trump also owes Putin billions of dollars.

The better majority of new york state prison workers are currently on strike for safer working conditions at the moment. Are you going to cover the story? The governor failed these members of the community

Audit all the politician current and past !!!

Politicians trying to fight against pooicies that actually help improve legal American citizens safety, to protect criminals, are more than likely getting a kickback or cut from said programs that are currently being abused. I bet these hotels are probably marking up the rates for their rooms to snag a bigger check from our tax dollars.\n\nIt's sad and disgusting

Don't know why they would leave Canada ??, they would get Free Hotel , food , spending money, and medical for at least 4 years while waiting there case to be heard , after arriving, current there is about 280,000, persons waiting to have thier case Heard ,, this just one part of immigration, the number is closer to a million , its unbelievable,

Canada's current reality in 2024 includes 1.2 million new immigrants and an estimated 0.5 million undocumented individuals living in the country. \nThe question is: Who is managing these 1.2 million newcomers—, including refugees, international students, and undocumented individuals? How is this being addressed in the housing market, especially with only 413,000 new job positions available for unemployed people and newcomers, across Canada in 2024 and for the years to come, to ensure economic sustainability?

Last year's news. That news is from Jan 2024. And six months ago is not now; this is not the current situation. And Trump has only been in office 4 weeks.

Canada's current reality in 2024 includes 1.2 million new immigrants and an estimated 0.5 million undocumented individuals living in the country. \nThe question is: Who is managing these 1.2 million newcomers—, including refugees, international students, and 0.5 million undocumented individuals? How is this being addressed in the housing market, especially with only 413,000 new job positions available for unemployed people and newcomers, across Canada in 2024, to ensure economic sustainability?

It's long past time for the left to ditch its current problematic urban voters for new, submissive ones. They perform this change every few generations.

Western Canadian here. Our current liberal government opened immigration to bizarre levels over the last several years I believe to get more liberal voters. Our country is in a bad way and don’t blame Trump for clamping down. Trudeau and now Carney are quite happy to keep the WEF plan going. Hopefully we get a common sense conservative government in Canada soon !

She hasn't done any research on the CURRENT times. Ppl who are working hard and doing everything right to be legalized in this country are being denied and deported.

16,000 people is 4 times the current population of the rural Michigan town I grew up in.

As a Canadian I am glad Trump is putting terrifs on Canada. Our current Canadian leader is so f'king stupid for allowing mass migration here. The politicians here a f'king corrupt. Stupid Liberals. \nWe don't want all these imported people in our own country either.

Im from canada our current libral goverment doesnt care about its citizens immigration is out of controll here hopefully we have election soon carney is a trudope 2.0 hes unelected and hasnt lived in canada for 11 years yet he is likely to be next pm

If canada won't stop them We should set up a defense 100 Miles North of the current border.

Thank you for the current illegal alien situation

The left has been doing this for my entire life, and I’m old. Put it this way the left has no respect for democracy or laws at all don’t let the fool you into believing otherwise. They hide their law breaking as a “human right” almost always. Like the current immigration debate and past as well. The reality of you look at the number’s is that their friends want slaves.

These migrants are coming to NYC to get the best free Democratic handouts in American history courtesy of the current Governor. Dont get robbed, graped, shot, or burned alive on NYC subways. Make America Mexico Again

Well, if they can afford to fly from God knows where to Canada (sporting current style clothing and brand new luggage), that blows up the leftist lie that they're all poor and oppressed.

Real simple.. Have bus drivers on the Canadian side check id if they're going across the border.. If ya don't have a passport then you don't get on the bus. I'm a Canadian btw and we've been invaded with millions of Indians over the last 9 years and we're sick of the BS as well. Our current gov't has caused massive damage to our country and we're all just waiting for the next election in a couple months.

I’m an Indian and Canadian currently living in Middle East. This shitty behaviours does not happen here because those do such would be behind bar in no time..

Europeans invaded and colonized the planet, creating the current world order. Now, the roles are reversed. They’ll never get over this.

People come down this was on violence watch it's not currently happening.

There should be a way to automatically dump razor wire all over the bridge, even while it is being breached. Either that or a way to raise the bridge, once again even if it is currently being breached. To have our border rushed like this is unacceptable.

The first priority for any country is to itself. Other countries have no reason to let millions of Indians through every year.\n\nOn the other hand, being prepared and having the correct documents help, because I've visited 16 countries and I currently have 10 year UK and US tourist visa as well as UAE and Japanese visa. I've never had any rejections.